Bitcoin is in a huge BUBBLE, but this does not change the fact that bitcoin has an intrinsic value of zero. It is possible to trade, and become very wealthy in a bubble
If I could predict Bitcoin's huge price swings, I would absolutely be trading and taking advantage of this. BUT, be careful, know when to get out because those that are still in Bitcoin will be FINANCIALLY WIPED OUT when the bubble pops. No one wants to hear that they are investing in a bubble, the very definition of a bubble is that the vast majority of people are ABSOLUTELY WRONG in their investment. Here are a few reasons why you need to be especially careful in Bitcoin:
1. The Blockchain is the future of money, YES
But Bitcoin is NOT the blockchain, an infinite number of crypto currencies can be created to use the blockchain. Back in 1990, the internet was the future, but that does not mean the first internet browser ( Netscape 1.0 ) to use the internet went to 1,000,000 USD, in reality, competition came along and it went to zero... Just because Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency means NOTHING. Anyone want the first cellphone ? Anyone want to use the first hard disk operating system from the 70's ??
2. Bitcoin is just Digits on a screen, it is not on the elemental chart. The only value Bitcoin has is what some greater fool will pay for it. Once the bubble bursts, and there are no buyers, bitcoin's value becomes zero.
3. The future of cryptocurrency is most likely to be one backed by gold, or some other real asset. A crypto backed by NOTHING is not any better than a fiat currency backed by nothing.
4. It makes no difference how much effort and energy is required to create a bitcoin. There are a lot of bad investments throughout history where a lot of labor and energy have resulted in bankruptcy and the creation of NOTHING. The world does not value labor, or wasted computation power, it values CREATION OF WEALTH. Bitcoin itself is no more wealth than printing a bunch of worthless dollars.
5. LibraCoin will be MAJOR competition for Bitcoin. Libra Coin will fulfill the promise of quick, easy, cheap transactions that bitcoin never could. Transacting in bitcoin is very expensive, and it never lived up to its original potential, so they just kept changing the narrative. LibraCoin is just the first of many challengers that will appear in the coming years.
6. Bitcoin is NOT a store of value, it a speculative investment. No one is buying bitcoin to act as a savings account, the price of bitcoin can swing thousands of dollars in minutes. GET REAL, everyone is buying bitcoin in the hopes it will go to 1,000,000 USD. There is no such thing as a free lunch, the greater the reward, the greater the risk. If Bitcoin can Skyrocket, it can go to zero just as quickly.
Never invest without considering all the possibilities. Throughout History, those that are the most blindly convinced of a get rich quick scheme are the ones that are most likely to get wiped out.